i started brewing beer in august, quickly discovered that i wasn't scoring bonus points with the swmbo when doing it in the kitchen so i moved to the garage some weeks a ago.
used some stuff i found to create a simple shelf on wheels under the equipment. i think the only thing i bought was the thermostat i use to heat the water in the hlt.
its not much, but it sure beats messing around in the kitchen.
when i brew, i start by milling the grains in my homemade grain mill. it is made out of a former hydrolic jack and some 10x60 steel. i had to buy the bearings though.
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then i move the, now grained up, cooler to the mashing position
add the strike water. i use this thermostat that knows how to cool and heat. i use it for my fermentation chamber also, which is an old fridge. when i brew, i just set a timer so the water is hot in advance.
and into the boiler which is 30 liter keg with elements in it.
once boiling then i use a hop bag so the hops are not clogging the bottom of the boiler when i'm draining it after boil.
chilled and in a bucket
so far i've run some 6 batches through this.
so it happens that i have two 50 liter stainless pots and one 50 liter keg. i just might make another version out of those!
